Greene County medical marijuana facility breaks ground

A former Greene County coal site will soon house a 16,000-square-foot medical marijuana facility.

AgriMed held a groundbreaking at the former Buckeye Coal site for the facility, which was one of 12 granted by the state to grow and process medical marijuana, according to the Post-Gazette.

The firm has hired about a dozen people to work at the building, which is being built by Accelerated Construction Services in Morgantown and Advanced Masonry Construction and Consulting of Carmichaels to meet the state's deadline to be operational by the end of the year.

AgriMed CEO Sterling Crockett said he expected the company's cannabis products to be ready for consumers by March or April.

The company has invested $5 million into the project to date, including the lease materials and work hours during the application process, Crockett estimated.